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During the 1989 FIFE field campaign, measurements were made of soil moisture release parameters and hydraulic conductivity. Bulk density and soil moisture release data were collected at five FIFE sites representing the major soil types in the FIFE study area. These data were used to model the porosity, saturated water potential, and the b-factor (the exponent of the power curve function) following the method of Clapp and Hormberger (1978). These soil moisture characteristics can be used to describe plant-available water and water movement through soils.

Product Summary

Platforms
NOT APPLICABLE
Instruments
NOT APPLICABLE
Spatial Extent

N: 39.09 S: 39.05 E: -96.47 W: -96.6

Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1989-10-31 to 1989-10-31
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2980678747-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
1
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Soil Moisture/Water Content ,
Soil Porosity

Citation

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Sellers, P. J., & Huemmrich, K. F. (1994). Soil Water Prop. Derived Data (FIFE) (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/117 Date Accessed: 2026-05-03

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Evapotranspiration in the Amazon: spatial patterns, seasonality, and recent trends in observations, reanalysis, and climate models Baker, Jessica C. A., Garcia-Carreras, Luis, Gloor, Manuel, Marsham, John H., Buermann, Wolfgang, da Rocha, Humberto R., Nobre, Antonio D., de Araujo, Alessandro Carioca, Spracklen, Dominick V. Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Porosity
How can the First ISLSCP Field Experiment contribute to present-day efforts to evaluate water stress in JULESv5. 0? Williams, Karina E., Harper, Anna B., Huntingford, Chris, Mercado, Lina M., Mathison, Camilla T., Falloon, Pete D., Cox, Peter M., Kim, Joon Soil Compaction, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Organic Matter, Soil Color, Soil Horizons/Profile, Soil Structure, Soil Porosity, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Incoming Solar Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Reflectance, Solar Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Surface Winds, Precipitation Rate, Soil Temperature, Biomass, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Canopy Characteristics, Biomass Dynamics, Canopy Transmittance, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Characteristics, Water Vapor, Photosynthesis, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Respiration Rate, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Heat Flux, Net Radiation, Soil Heat Budget, Transmittance, Hydraulic Conductivity, Soil Depth
Linking Boundary Layer Circulations and Surface Processes during FIFE 89. Part II: Maintenance of Secondary Circulation. Wai, Mickey M-K., Smith, Eric A. Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Virtual Temperature, Surface Winds, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Porosity, Respiration Rate, Soil Chemistry, Soil Respiration, Soil Compaction, Soil Temperature, Soil Impedance, Geopotential Height, Air Temperature, Atmospheric Ozone, Surface Pressure, Boundary Layer Temperature, Cloud Frequency, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Heat Flux, Net Radiation, Solar Radiation, Surface Temperature, Water Vapor, Soil Heat Budget, Reflectance, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Precipitation Amount, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Hydraulic Conductivity, Soil Depth, Leaf Characteristics, Planetary Boundary Layer Height, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Organic Matter, Soil Color, Soil Horizons/Profile, Soil Structure, Thermal Conductivity
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